2017
New England Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition

Daniel Theobald
Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Vecna Technologies

Daniel Theobald is the Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Vecna Technologies, a leader in robotics solutions with a mission of empowering humanity through transformative technologies. Daniel founded Vecna in 1998 and without taking any outside investment, he grew the company to serve a worldwide customer base. A true visionary, Daniel has been designing robots for decades including the renowned Bear disaster recovery robot, and an end-to-end fleet of logistics robots. His other work includes advanced automation components, such as

• Biomimetic muscle,
• Hydraulics, and
• Machine perception technology.

Daniel graduated at the top of his class from MIT, and was honored with the Henry Ford II Scholar Award. He continued his graduate work as an NSF fellow in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Laboratory at MIT, developing web-based control algorithms for a robotic Mars explorer. His academic record and research earned him an award from the Hertz Foundation.

Daniel is also the co-founder and President of MassRobotics, an industry consortium founded to foster the local robotics community. MassRobotics provides robotics startups with:

• Office-space,
• Prototyping facilities,
• Engineering support, and
• Mentorship from some of the world's top robotics experts.

The non-profit also provides educational programming, networking opportunities, and other robotics related events; for the community at large.

Daniel speaks regularly at industry events and conferences, and is regularly featured in leading technology publications.

Presentation:
Mobile Collaborative Robots Achieving New Levels of Flexibility and Robustness